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The 1954 Formula One season was eighth season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1954 World Championship of Drivers^[1] and a number of non-championship races. The World Championship of Drivers was contested over a nine race series^[1] which commenced on 17 January and ended on 24 October 1954. The championship was won by Juan Manuel Fangio^[1] who drove, and won races, for both Maserati and Mercedes-Benz over the course of the series. Argentine drivers gained the first two positions in the championship with José Froilán González placing second to his compatriot Fangio.

Championship summary

Juan Manuel Fangio (Mercedes-Benz W196) leads Alberto Ascari (Ferrari 625) in the 1954 Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

With Formula One changing to 2.5 litre unsupercharged engines for 1954, Mercedes re-entered grand prix racing for the first time since the Second World War at the French Grand Prix with a streamlined single seater which Fangio and Karl Kling took to a 1–2 win. Fangio's French success had come after switching from the Maserati team, with whom he had won the first two Grands Prix of the season. Although the streamlined, closed-wheel body proved unsuitable for Silverstone, Mercedes produced a more conventional open-wheel body for the Nürburgring race; Fangio won three of the remaining four races.

Reigning champion Alberto Ascari had a less successful switch of teams, choosing to leave Ferrari for the newly formed Lancia team. Lancia's car, the D50, was not ready until the final World Championship race, meaning he had to sit out most of his title defence.

Championship points were awarded for first five places in each race on an 8, 6, 4, 3, 2 basis with 1 point awarded for the fastest lap.^[2] Only the best five of nine scores counted towards the championship.^[3] Points for shared drives were divided equally between the drivers, regardless of who had driven more laps unless one of the drivers was deemed to have completed "insufficient distance". Drivers who shared more than one car during a race received points only for their highest finish.^{[citation needed]}

Argentine Onofre Marimón was killed during practice for the German Grand Prix driving a Maserati 250F. It was the first fatality at a championship Formula One race weekend.

Season review

The following races counted towards the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Tyre	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	17 January	Giuseppe Farina	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
2	Indianapolis 500	Indianapolis	31 May	Jack McGrath	Jack McGrath	Bill Vukovich	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	F	Report
3	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	20 June	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	P	Report
4	French Grand Prix	Reims	4 July	Juan Manuel Fangio	Hans Herrmann	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
5	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	17 July	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alberto Ascari Jean Behra Juan Manuel Fangio José Froilán González Mike Hawthorn Onofre Marimón Stirling Moss	José Froilán González	Ferrari	P	Report
6	German Grand Prix	Nürburgring	1 August	Juan Manuel Fangio	Karl Kling	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
7	Swiss Grand Prix	Bremgarten	22 August	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
8	Italian Grand Prix	Monza	5 September	Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	C	Report
9	Spanish Grand Prix	Pedralbes	24 October	Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari	Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari	P	Report

All championship races were open to cars complying with FIA Formula One regulations^[4] with the exception of the Indianapolis 500 which was for cars complying with AAA National Championship regulations.^[5] The Dutch Grand Prix was originally supposed to be held at Zandvoort but there was no money for the race to be held, and it was cancelled.^[6] The German Grand Prix was given the honorary title of being the European Grand Prix of 1954.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1954 FIA World Championship of Drivers.

Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio won his 2nd Drivers' Championship of 5, driving for Mercedes (Maserati for the Argentine and Belgian Grands Prix)

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Driver	Rounds
Officine Alfieri Maserati	Maserati	250F A6GCM	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6 Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Juan Manuel Fangio	1, 3
					Onofre Marimón	1, 3–6
					Luigi Musso	1, 8–9
					Prince Bira	1
					Sergio Mantovani	3–4, 6–9
					Alberto Ascari	4–5
					Luigi Villoresi	4–6, 8
					Roberto Mieres	7–9
					Stirling Moss	7–9
					Harry Schell	7
					Louis Rosier	8
					Paco Godia	9
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	625 553 500	Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Ferrari 554 2.5 L4 Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	P	Giuseppe Farina	1, 3
					José Froilán González	1, 3–8
					Mike Hawthorn	1, 3–9
					Umberto Maglioli	1, 7–8
					Maurice Trintignant	3–9
					Piero Taruffi	6
					Robert Manzon	7
					Alberto Ascari	8
Equipe Gordini	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Jean Behra	1, 3–9
					Élie Bayol	1
					Roger Loyer	1
					Paul Frère	3–4, 6
					André Pilette	3, 5–6
					Jacques Pollet	4, 9
					Clemar Bucci	5–8
					Fred Wacker	7–8
Ecurie Rosier	Ferrari Maserati	500 625 250F	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4 Ferrari 625 2.5 L4 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D P	Louis Rosier	1, 4–6, 9
					Maurice Trintignant	1
					Robert Manzon	4–6, 8–9
Harry Schell	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Harry Schell	1, 4–6, 9
Emmanuel de Graffenried	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Toulo de Graffenried	1, 9
					Ottorino Volonterio	9
Roberto Mieres	Maserati	A6GCM 250F	Maserati A6 2.0 L6 Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Roberto Mieres	1, 3–6
Jorge Daponte	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Jorge Daponte	1, 8
Onofre Marimón	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Carlos Menditeguy	1
Ecurie Francorchamps	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	E	Jacques Swaters	3, 7, 9
Prince Bira	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Prince Bira	3–6, 9
				D	Ron Flockhart	5
Equipe Moss A.E. Moss	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	P	Stirling Moss	3, 5–6
Daimler Benz AG	Mercedes	W196	Mercedes M196 2.5 L8	C	Juan Manuel Fangio	4–9
					Karl Kling	4–9
					Hans Herrmann	4, 6–9
					Hermann Lang	6
Georges Berger	Gordini	T16	Gordini 23 2.5 L6	E	Georges Berger	4
HW Motors	HWM-Alta	53	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Lance Macklin	4
Owen Racing Organisation	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Ken Wharton	4–7, 9
					Guerino Bertocchi	9
Gilby Engineering	Maserati	250F	Maserati 250F1 2.5 L6	D	Roy Salvadori	4–5
Scuderia Ambrosiana	Ferrari	500	Ferrari 500 2.0 L4	A	Reg Parnell	5
G.A. Vandervell Vandervell Products	Vanwall	Special	Vanwall 254 2.5 L4	P	Peter Collins	5, 8–9
Peter Whitehead	Cooper-Alta	T24	Alta GP 2.5 L4	D	Peter Whitehead	5
Bill Whitehouse	Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Bill Whitehouse	5
Leslie Marr	Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Marr	5
R.R.C. Walker Racing Team	Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	John Riseley-Prichard	5
Sir Jeremy Boles	Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Don Beauman	5
Ecurie Ecosse	Connaught-Lea-Francis	A	Lea-Francis 2.0 L4	D	Leslie Thorne	5
R.J. Chase	Cooper-Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Alan Brown	5
Gould's Garage (Bristol)	Cooper-Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Horace Gould	5
Bob Gerard	Cooper-Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Bob Gerard	5
Ecurie Richmond	Cooper-Bristol	T23	Bristol BS1 2.0 L6	D	Eric Brandon	5
					Rodney Nuckey	5
Hans Klenk	Klenk-BMW	Meteor	BMW 328 2.0 L6	P	Theo Helfrich	6
Giovanni de Riu	Maserati	A6GCM	Maserati A6 2.0 L6	P	Giovanni de Riu	8
Scuderia Lancia	Lancia	D50	Lancia DS50 2.5 V8	P	Alberto Ascari	9
					Luigi Villoresi	9

1954 Drivers' Championship – final standings

Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP Pts. 1 Juan Manuel Fangio 1 1 1 (4) 1 1 (1) (3) 42 (​57 1⁄7) 2 José Froilán González 3 (4)† Ret 1 2† 2 3† / Ret ​25 1⁄7 (​26 9⁄14) 3 Mike Hawthorn DSQ 4† Ret 2 2† Ret 2 1 ​24 9⁄14 4 Maurice Trintignant 4 2 Ret 5 3 Ret 5 Ret 17 5 Karl Kling 2 7 4 Ret Ret 5 12 6 Bill Vukovich 1 8 7 Hans Herrmann Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 8 8 Luigi Musso DNS Ret 2 6 9 Nino Farina 2 Ret 6 10 Jimmy Bryan 2 6 11 Roberto Mieres Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 4 6 12 Jack McGrath 3 5 13 Stirling Moss 3 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret ​4 1⁄7 14 Onofre Marimón Ret Ret Ret 3 DNS ​4 1⁄7 15 Robert Manzon 3 Ret 9 DNS Ret Ret 4 16 Sergio Mantovani 7 5 5 9 Ret 4 17 Prince Bira 7 6 4 Ret† Ret 9 3 18 Umberto Maglioli 9 7 3† 2 19 André Pilette 5 9 Ret 2 20 Luigi Villoresi 5 Ret† DNS Ret Ret 2 21 Élie Bayol 5 2 22 Mike Nazaruk 5 2 23 Troy Ruttman 4† ​1 1⁄2 24 Duane Carter 4† / 15† ​1 1⁄2 25 Alberto Ascari Ret Ret / Ret† Ret Ret ​1 1⁄7 26 Jean Behra DSQ Ret 6 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret ​1⁄7 — Harry Schell 6 Ret 12 7 Ret Ret 0 — Ken Wharton Ret 8 DNS 6 8 0 — Fred Wacker Ret 6 0 — Fred Agabashian 6 0 — Piero Taruffi 6 0 — Paco Godia 6 0 — Louis Rosier Ret Ret Ret 8 8 7 0 — Peter Collins Ret 7 DNS 0 — Don Freeland 7 0 — Jacques Swaters Ret 8 Ret 0 — Toulo de Graffenried 8 Ret† 0 — Paul Russo 8 0 — Larry Crockett 9 0 — Cal Niday 10 0 — Bob Gerard 10 0 — Jorge Daponte Ret 11 0 — Art Cross 11 0 — Don Beauman 11 0 — Chuck Stevenson 12 0 — Manny Ayulo 13 0 — Leslie Marr 13 0 — Bob Sweikert 14 0 — Leslie Thorne 14 0 — Horace Gould 15 0 — Jimmy Jackson 15† 0 — Ernie McCoy 16 0 — Jimmy Reece 17 0 — Ed Elisian 18 0 — Frank Armi 19 0 — Clemar Bucci Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Paul Frère Ret Ret Ret 0 — Roy Salvadori Ret Ret 0 — Jacques Pollet Ret Ret 0 — Roger Loyer Ret 0 — Sam Hanks Ret 0 — Pat O'Connor Ret 0 — Rodger Ward Ret 0 — Gene Hartley Ret 0 — Andy Linden Ret 0 — Johnny Thomson Ret 0 — Jerry Hoyt Ret 0 — Jimmy Daywalt Ret 0 — Tony Bettenhausen Ret 0 — Spider Webb Ret 0 — Bill Homeier Ret 0 — Johnnie Parsons Ret 0 — Len Duncan Ret 0 — Pat Flaherty Ret† 0 — Jim Rathmann Ret† 0 — Lance Macklin Ret 0 — Georges Berger Ret 0 — Bill Whitehouse Ret 0 — John Riseley-Prichard Ret 0 — Reg Parnell Ret 0 — Peter Whitehead Ret 0 — Eric Brandon Ret 0 — Ron Flockhart Ret† 0 — Hermann Lang Ret 0 — Theo Helfrich Ret 0 — Ottorino Volonterio Ret† 0 — Alan Brown DNS 0 — Rodney Nuckey DNS 0 — Giovanni de Riu DNQ 0 Pos. Driver ARG 500‡ BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA ESP Pts.

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD)

• 
  Italics indicate fastest lap (1 point awarded – point shared equally between drivers sharing fastest lap)


• 
  Bold indicates pole position


• † Position shared between multiple drivers of the same car


• ‡ Several cars were shared in this race. See the race page for details.


• Only the best 5 results counted towards the Championship. Numbers without parentheses are Championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored.

Non-championship race results

The following is a summary of the races for Formula One cars staged during the 1954 season that did not count towards the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
IV Gran Premio di Siracusa	Syracuse	11 April	Nino Farina	Ferrari	Report
XV Pau Grand Prix	Pau	19 April	Jean Behra	Gordini	Report
VI Lavant Cup	Goodwood	19 April	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
III Grand Prix de Bordeaux	Bordeaux	9 May	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
IV BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	15 May	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
VII Gran Premio di Bari	Bari	22 May	José Froilán González	Ferrari	Report
II Curtis Trophy	Snetterton	5 June	Roy Salvadori	Maserati	Report
XIII Gran Premio di Roma	Castelfusano	6 June	Onofre Marimón	Maserati	Report
XXIV Grand Prix des Frontières	Chimay	6 June	B Bira	Maserati	Report
I Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	7 June	John Riseley-Prichard	Connaught-Francis	Report
I BARC Formula 1 Race	Goodwood	7 June	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
II Crystal Palace Trophy	Crystal Palace	19 June	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
IV Grand Prix de Rouen-les-Essarts	Rouen	11 July	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Report
III Grand Prix de Caen	Caen	25 July	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Report
I August Cup	Crystal Palace	2 August	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
II Cornwall MRC Formula 1 Race	Davidstow	2 August	John Coombs	Lotus-Connaught	Report
I International Gold Cup	Oulton Park	7 August	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report
RedeX Trophy	Snetterton	14 August	Reg Parnell	Ferrari	Report
XXIII Circuito di Pescara	Pescara	15 August	Luigi Musso	Maserati	Report
V Sachsenring-Rennen	Sachsenring	15 August	Paul Thiel	EMW	Report
III Joe Fry Memorial Trophy	Castle Combe	28 August	Horace Gould	Cooper-Bristol	Report
V Circuit de Cadours	Cadours	12 September	Jean Behra	Gordini	Report
I Grosser Preis von Berlin	AVUS	19 September	Karl Kling	Mercedes	Report
VII Goodwood Trophy	Goodwood	25 September	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report
I Daily Telegraph Trophy	Aintree	2 October	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Report

Notes and references